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Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
NEW YORK (March 13) - Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.
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Hayes, who has played the ladies' man/school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed.
"There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.
"Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored," he continued. "As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices."
"South Park" co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply in an interview with The Associated Press Monday, saying, "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem - and he's cashed plenty of checks - with our show making fun of Christians."
Last November, "South Park" targeted the Church of Scientology and its celebrity followers, including actors Tom Cruise and John Travolta, in a top-rated episode called "Trapped in the Closet." In the episode, Stan, one of the show's four mischievous fourth graders, is hailed as a reluctant savior by Scientology leaders, while a cartoon Cruise locks himself in a closet and won't come out.
Stone told The AP he and co-creator Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."
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nrthshgrl
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
After all of this time, he's decided that South Park is full of bigotry??? I have to agree Trey Parker on this one.
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Karen
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
I find the timing very suspicious!!!!
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Posted by nrthshgrl
After all of this time, he's decided that South Park is full of bigotry??? I have to agree Trey Parker on this one.
Me too.
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Puuuhleeeeze...
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Posted by nrthshgrl
After all of this time, he's decided that South Park is full of bigotry??? I have to agree Trey Parker on this one.
I was just thinking the same thing 
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DebG
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
me too. You can't ALL OF A SUDDEN call South Park bigots....
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| Posted 3/13/06 8:15 PM |
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
I am sorry but this is ridiculously funny- what a jerk
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
interesting, i'm with trey on this one
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Posted by nrthshgrl
After all of this time, he's decided that South Park is full of bigotry??? I have to agree Trey Parker on this one.
I agree. I remember watching something that said, we don't discriminate- we make fun of everyone.
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
That's just ridiculous.
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Posted by nrthshgrl
After all of this time, he's decided that South Park is full of bigotry??? I have to agree Trey Parker on this one.
I agree...it tok him this long to figure it out.
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Posted by Shellyesq
Posted by nrthshgrl
After all of this time, he's decided that South Park is full of bigotry??? I have to agree Trey Parker on this one.
I agree. I remember watching something that said, we don't discriminate- we make fun of everyone.
That's true - they certainly do make fun of everyone.
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saraH
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
this would be like dan castellano suddenly quitting the simpsons b/c its too controversial...so stupid
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Trey is right.
And it looks poor Isaac Hayes has been successfully brain washed.
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
I wonder who they are going to get to replace him I love Chef! Image Attachment(s):
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Posted by Shellyesq
I agree. I remember watching something that said, we don't discriminate- we make fun of everyone.
Exactly, they don't discriminate. Everything is open to ridicule on the show and that is why it works.
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
scientology when will their homeship come to take all of them away?!
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Posted by Ambersmom
I wonder who they are going to get to replace him I love Chef!
For some reason I don't see them replacing him...I can imagine South Park killing him off in a very weird (and gory) way.
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Posted by DebG
Posted by Ambersmom
I wonder who they are going to get to replace him I love Chef!
For some reason I don't see them replacing him...I can imagine South Park killing him off in a very weird (and gory) way.
Yes, I was thinking the same thing!
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Posted by DebG
Posted by Ambersmom
I wonder who they are going to get to replace him I love Chef!
For some reason I don't see them replacing him...I can imagine South Park killing him off in a very weird (and gory) way.
They probably won't replace him, but they write him off in a way that pokes fun at Scientology again, maybe having him crushed by Tom Cruise jumping on him while he is on Oprah's coach.
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
It's so weird b/c he was recently on Opie & Anthony and they were asking him if it taping the Tom Cruise episode bothered him since he's a Scientologist and they made so much fun of it and he kept saying how they make fun of everyone, how could he get upset.
I guess Tom & L. Ron "re-programmed" him to see the light.
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heidla
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Re: Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' Over 'Bigotry'
Posted by Pumpkin1
Posted by DebG
Posted by Ambersmom
I wonder who they are going to get to replace him I love Chef!
For some reason I don't see them replacing him...I can imagine South Park killing him off in a very weird (and gory) way.
They probably won't replace him, but they write him off in a way that pokes fun at Scientology again, maybe having him crushed by Tom Cruise jumping on him while he is on Oprah's coach.
That is brilliant!!!
Maybe Chef will just join Tom in the closet. How Pi$$ed whould Hayes be about that?
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Posted by heidla
Maybe Chef will just join Tom in the closet. How Pi$$ed whould Hayes be about that?
That is classic!
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